diff --git a/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake b/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake
index eaacbabce8c32cc8b8a186f8e261b0b75a3ae897..a6880c6c3d82923ca69105d7f769642f4e51e6a3 100644
--- a/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake
+++ b/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-# Mandatory components
-# - date_time -> ossim plugins
-set(OTB_Boost_COMPONENTS date_time)
 # Optional components
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
-  list(APPEND OTB_Boost_COMPONENTS unit_test_framework)
+  set(OTB_Boost_COMPONENTS unit_test_framework)
 endif()
 
 message(STATUS "Looking for boost components: ${OTB_Boost_COMPONENTS}")